Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-17
CLENEKaE. rAKEETS.
Prcsnaa nnd Prov.eione.

ST. LOUIS, Mo- Sept. l6.-FloUr- S.eafy ut
So lCa4 -, Wheat marset opene weak
at 4 &C lower; No. red cash 6SA4d GJc;
october Gs5s a 69c, closing eSiac; November
7Oc bid; December I%GESc, ClOaing at
7l7sci May 1909, closing ut :, :. Corn
easy at &c lower; cash 3liaG40c; Septea Der
$780, October 3S5a ass. c. closing NJ 3S5sc; No.
vember SAC; December Sc; May 407sG
49,, closing at 4G2sc' Oats dull cash ?4lso
70 asked Cornmeal steady At s. 10 Risky
steady at 81 %. Provisions Irregular;
Pork irregular new, sl5 SO; Lard $ ..
long clears $ 10; clear RIBS S 80 short
clears SO %. Bacon. boxed, shoulders S6 l!@E6
20; long clears ~ 81 as %, clear ribs Si6Its;
short clears So 7'G9 s77z. Hams steady at
September ts'sC; OctoDer 6S54C. December nc; ;
May 191s Corn, cul September jJG nominal !;
October 5s%c; November 357s. cats, moth ms
done.
CHICAGO. ILL, Sept. lG.-A tremendous slide
in short rib prices was the chief sensation on
Change to-day. RIBS have been Armoups.
playthiIE this season, and the idea got ats6ad
In business likewise that they were going 10 $40
perhaps, but the tailors who have been catch
ing on to make OItunes out of the deal got a
bad shaking out this morning when October
rbs which had been selling at $ 90 took 8
| drop 10 S 10 before noon. Next to ribs, wheat
was the center of interest for she first
two hours, and there was a good 8: eculauve
| feeling in the pit; october found It's
way fro CSC at opening up to 65i4c while
! December touched re shortly before noon
there Was a reaction, which took prices 10
| openin points and slightly under yesterda s
| closing prices. At this time cora, which opened
| weak bat steady, began to show unusual weak
| ness. and fut1res dropped suddenly about &c
| Thus before nooa the provision crowd, the
| wheat crowd and the corn crowd, each IN It's
| turn, shove; activity aud added to the excite
ment OF the session, which was II contrast
| with the Indifferent quiet of the past few days
| Wheat promised WEI early, but the 7ssion
| ended with lite change in the situation Of
prices. October sold al Gs7sc TO open, touched
| C. :, a lower point than was reached Jester
dav, react ard with good feeling advanced TO
69i.c; about noon october again sold back 10
81 C and steadted To 6tc. torn started Il
qaiet enough, but before n5on 1t was making
| things lively enough for crowds OF traders and
| the teciiGe of ma-ket was second Only to
that in short ribs Liverpool al
vices were disCOUTaEiig 10 holders october
option opsned where /. closed yesterday. at
42c, and sold Up IN 42lsc, There were larger
quantities of lOngc I'm IN hands OF few partie'
and this was put on the market, and as no one
was present 10 take c Il side there was general
weakening, and tina price for October ceclined
sharply, &c from 4?+c to AqGi al el
s:eadying 1t went TO 4l9sc, AID reScted
| TO II c and reacted slightly 10 4lilC, this was
: followed b. another let down to 4li.c, and at
p. 70. the Indicator rested ct 4lAsc or &c unCel
| b 81 prices of the forenoon, the final ice II
the afternoon was nc still lower May opened
| at closing point 4. &C. sold at 4jC, then up t
4jGc, anu declined with october &c 10 Axe
The secret of the decline IN corn was owing K
= selling by longs who had taken october in an
ticipation Of tzht squeezs. Provision
: We're decidedly active. especially short ribs
! Sides the market for the latter was unsettled
5 and demoralized during greater part OF tn
5 day and fuctuaton of prices were wild en-
, offerings liberal, and e2rly s%aes were made G
3 IA Gl0 8 decline on yesterday closing ,Whtc
Is we followed by further reductions of 80,
q From this the make rallied loo, but soon re
Is ceded to 10Tltc. ToEerd the close the marke